Giorgio Armani looked to the orient for its 10th Privè show - with bamboo setting the scene (and the hairstyle) and reflecting in dresses and makeup in a muted colour palette of greys, blue and sage green. The concept of “nature seen through culture” is translated by Giorgio Armani’s international makeup artist Linda Cantello in diaphanous complexions and translucent strokes of gold and sky blue eyeshadow, while hairstylist Odile Gilbert molded the models’ ponytails into stalks of bamboo.

Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to make satin-flower hair accessories and fishnet masks cool again. At Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2015, models walked down the runway with their hair secured (under remarkable hats) with a strip of mesh or woven into a loose braid, fastened at the end with delicate fabric flowers. Peeking out from all this grandeur tulip-pink lips looked absolutely striking whereas the heavy band of taupe shadow that was swathed around eyes and brows accompanied perfectly the whimsical mood of the show.

At the last AW 2014-2015 Haute Couture Show, Dior stood out in the beauty department for boldness and innovation by launching the revolutionary Mirror Eyes; today, however, models run down the Spring 2015 catwalk (or, more accurately, the revolutionary tiered white metal scaffolding) with fresh faces and a no-make-up make-up look.

Backstage at Les Copains everything was about a beautiful, glowy, polished skin. Lloyd Simmonds for Mac Cosmetics created something very natural yet precious putting the focus on subtle bronzed eyes and cheekbones and a red-orangey lip.

Here it comes the second Japanise-inspired hairstyle of the season. Would it be a trend for next spring? Whether it will or not it’s totally worth-it. Backstage at Carolina Herrera, Orlando Pita wanted to back up the mosaic-flower prints seen in the collection creating a sumo knot, some kind of looped ponytail at the crown of the head with some pinned, blount-cut extensions beneath it.

Forget romanticism, Zac Posen SS2015 show was all about power and sexiness. White, black, and red were the only colors in the collection, and each was shown tonally. Kabuki, for Mac Cosmetics, did the same and put the focus on standout red lips and high-shine glossy eyes with black black lashes.

Backstage at Altuzarra models were transformed in romantic dolls. Tom Pecheux working with MAC Cosmetics, played with faux eyelashes just in the middle of the eyes to give the impression of a wide-eyed doll and created the perfect satin finish on skin with pink blush all over the cheeks. Lips were clearly pink as well and to make them appear fuller, Pecheux went a bit over the lip line. Hair, keyed by Odile Gilbert Kérastase, was a classic chignon with a romantic twist: it resembled an heart.

Organic is the word that better describes the vibe backstage at Prabal Gurung. The collection’s was all about a juxtaposition between sportswear and haute couture and consequently the beauty look couldn’t be nothing but natural.

An Onna-Bugeisha was the inspiration behind the beauty look at Hervé Léger SS2015 show, who, in common words, is a female upper-class samurai known for her strength. Indeed, the women seen on the catwalk were very powerful and, to endorse the collection, the beauty look was exactly right.